New year, new outlook :)

Jan 06, 2015

Well here I am 5 months out. I think I have finally rounded the corner and have fully healed and I am moving on to the positives that come from this surgery/weight loss.

Admittedly, for the first while, there was a lot of “what have I done?” running through my head. My healing went far slower than I could have imagined and even now my side still gives me discomfort. I was not expecting 4 months off work (thankfully I have awesome medical) nor being on pain killers for as long as I was. The hair loss has stopped, but I was reminded the other day how bad it was. I’ve lost about 60% of my hair (which on the bright side makes doing my hair much easier for work) and I had little tumbleweeds of hair follow me for 3 months. My vacuum was making a funny noise on Sunday and, when I flipped it over, I was able to cut out as much hair from the beater brush as is currently attached to my head.

I had seven incisions done for the surgery. When I came home, I changed the dressing and had an allergic reaction to the bandages I used for the first few days, which caused some additional scaring. As of now, most of the bandage marks have faded, as have two of the smaller incisions. The ones on my right side are looking better than the rest. The one my drain was routed though is still the most noticeable, but really is only as long as my pinky fingernail is wide.

As for the positives so far, I haven’t had to take my migraine or back medication in 5 months. My energy level is through the roof! I come home from work, fit in a work out, and find myself restless and looking for things to do in the evening. My sister even commented over Christmas that I had tapped into some never-ending source of energy. Skinny clothes are so much cheaper! Rather than buying online from a plus-size store and paying $ 50 to $ 80 for a pair of work pants, I walked into Suzy Sheer and bought a pair for $ 15 ! Hell, even underwear is cheaper!

This next part may be psychosomatic, but I swear people are nicer to me. It could simply be that I am putting more effort and energy into things and others are reflecting it. I went to a friend’s house for New Year’s Eve and two of his friends, who I had met a couple of years ago, started to chat me up. Very different behaviour from when I first met them.

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